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Richardson-based Vent-a-Hood, America’s oldest manufacturer of residential range hoods, is celebrating 80 years in 2013. The third-generation family-owned company has longstanding roots in the Dallas area, tracing its history back to when Carr P. Collins invested $10,000 in the idea of a range hood. Miles Woodall Jr., a nephew of Collins, was recruited in 1938 to manage the company. Today, his son, Miles Woodall III, is CEO of the company.

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